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Plymouth, Devon [8]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Essex [4]

Grays, Essex, England [4]

Harwich, Essex [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Bedminster, Somerset [3]

Bermagui New South Wales [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Brixham, Devon, England [3]

Clapham, London [3]

Cobargo New South Wales [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Newhaven, Sussex [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Barrakee Victoria [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Deptford, Kent [2]

Great Gaddesden [2]

High Ham, Somerset [2]

Jarrahdale Western Australia [2]

Kimpton, Hitchin, Herts [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Mile End, London [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Paignton, Devon [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Appleby England [1]

Auckland [1]

Balcombe, Sussex, England [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Belgravia, London, Middlesex [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [805]

Gunner [100]

Corporal [74]

Serjeant [71]

Driver [65]

Sapper [49]

Lance Corporal [38]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lieutenant [23]

Captain [14]

Acting Corporal [13]

Pioneer [13]

Rifleman [10]

Bombardier [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Warrant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Paid Lance Bombardier [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [111]

Royal Field Artillery [107]

Royal Engineers [105]

London Regiment [83]

Army Service Corps [66]

Royal Garrison Artillery [63]

Essex Regiment [50]

Royal Fusiliers [48]

Bedfordshire Regiment [47]

Middlesex Regiment [45]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Suffolk Regiment [32]

Rifle Brigade [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

The Queen's Regiment [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25]

Wiltshire Regiment [25]

Northamptonshire Regiment [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

Dorsetshire Regiment [16]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [13]

East Kent Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Hertfordshire Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Horse Artillery [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1257]

Royal Navy [163]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [75]

Australian Imperial Force [67]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [1708]

S [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1665]

Merchant Navy [37]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [41]

Canada [2]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

Mauritius [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [8] London, Middlesex, England [6] West Ham, Essex [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Essex [4] Grays, Essex, England [4] Harwich, Essex [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Bedminster, Somerset [3] Bermagui New South Wales [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Brixham, Devon, England [3] Clapham, London [3] Cobargo New South Wales [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Newhaven, Sussex [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Barrakee Victoria [2] Battersea, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Deptford, Kent [2] Great Gaddesden [2] High Ham, Somerset [2] Jarrahdale Western Australia [2] Kimpton, Hitchin, Herts [2] London, Middlesex [2] Marylebone, London [2] Mile End, London [2] New Cross, London [2] Paignton, Devon [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Appleby England [1] Auckland [1] Balcombe, Sussex, England [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Belgravia, London, Middlesex [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [805] Gunner [100] Corporal [74] Serjeant [71] Driver [65] Sapper [49] Lance Corporal [38] Second Lieutenant [30] Lieutenant [23] Captain [14] Acting Corporal [13] Pioneer [13] Rifleman [10] Bombardier [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Acting Bombardier [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Major [6] Able Seaman [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Guardsman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Major [2] Warrant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Paid Lance Bombardier [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Brevet Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [111] Royal Field Artillery [107] Royal Engineers [105] London Regiment [83] Army Service Corps [66] Royal Garrison Artillery [63] Essex Regiment [50] Royal Fusiliers [48] Bedfordshire Regiment [47] Middlesex Regiment [45] Machine Gun Corps [39] Suffolk Regiment [32] Rifle Brigade [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] The Queen's Regiment [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25] Wiltshire Regiment [25] Northamptonshire Regiment [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Royal Sussex Regiment [18] Dorsetshire Regiment [16] East Surrey Regiment [16] Somerset Light Infantry [15] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [13] East Kent Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Defence Corps [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Norfolk Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Hertfordshire Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal Horse Artillery [9] Royal Naval Division [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1257] Royal Navy [163] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89] Canadian Expeditionary Force [75] Australian Imperial Force [67] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [1708] S [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1665] Merchant Navy [37] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [41] Canada [2] Egypt [1] India [1] Mauritius [1]

J Mead

British Army Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant Australian Force Royal Flying Corps

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Arthur H Mead

British Army 5928 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 5928 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

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C Mead

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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David Mead

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Arthur George Mead Phillips

Born 1876

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Kate Mead Hill

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17319

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Nellie Mead

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20283

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George A Seymour-Mead

British Army Captain Staff Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Brevet Major Staff Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Temporary Major Assistant Provost Marshal Corps Headquarters

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G A Seymour-Mead

British Army Temporary Captain /Temporary Major General List/ Staff

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G A Seymour-Mead

British Army Temporary Major General List/ Staff

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John Meade Or Mead

Born 1893

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